Fed in AIG rescue - $85B loan

[ajmccarrell]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Who is going to lend them the money, esp. when the majority of them will have walked away from their former house that lost at least half of its value?

ALL of the banks haven't collapsed yet. Bank of America and hundreds of other banks are still doing just fine. Besides, when comething collapses, someone is always willing to make money off of picking up the pieces.